"Wee Little Designs"

A little while back I won a contest for Lexi's birth announcements. This in itself was amazing because I never win anything! I had been looking at a fellow blogger's page and she has a biz called Wee Little Designs. She makes some awesome things from birth announcements to holiday cards and more. I was already planning on getting our birth announcements through her whenever our newest addition decided to join us so it was definitely my lucky day to win her contest! I just wanted to thank her so much for the fantastic job she did considering my camera sucks and has been acting up lately so the pics I sent her were not so hot to start with - not to mention I am not the worlds greatest photographer either! Here are the two I had to choose from. You should definitely check her site out at www.WeeLittleDesigns.com and order some holiday pics while there is still time! Her name is Jamie and she does a fabulous job! Thank you Jamie!!!!

House Hunting

We have made the decision to hold off on moving to North Carolina and stay put in Florida for the time being. But we are in desperate need for a bigger house. Ours is big enough size wise but the layout is all wrong. It's a little sad to move out since this was the first house we have owned and we built it. But we are not selling at the moment - thanks to the wonderful market here - so it'll still be ours for a while. Instead we will be renting it out. So needless to say we have been looking at a lot of houses. We found our favorite and then two or three that will do. We have even put in two offers and are just waiting to hear back. I am excited to start over and decorate a new home. And the girls will have plenty of space with their own rooms and a playroom! That excites me because we have been using our breakfast nook for the playroom and it drives me insane! I hate the open floor plan we have now! Especially wit the kitchen - the whole house looks filthy to me if there is a cup on the counter! I know, me and my OCD! Well, wish us luck in the house hunting!

Lexi's Arrival

Sorry it's been a while but I've been a little busy having a baby! Alexis was born on 10/25/07 at 5:15 pm by c-section. For those of you who know what a freak I am - I wanted to watch but unfortunately the angles of the mirror were off so I was not able to see. I wanted to watch when I had Bella too and they had said no - so I made my Doc tell me everything he was doing! He says he has never had anyone want to know before! Leave it to a freak like me - lol. Anyways, everything went well with the surgery and they took her to the nursery to get her weighed and such and said they would call me with details. Well freak I am, of course hubby was again instructed not to leave her side - in case of a baby swap - you never know! So imagine my surprise when they called and said she weighed 10 lbs 1 oz!!!! And just hours earlier the ultrasound showed 8 lbs 10 oz! Talk about some amazing growth! But the funny thing is, she doesn't look as big as Bella did at 8 lbs 11 oz. Bella was all chunk and not as long, Lexi was 21 1/2 inches and has skinny legs and no behind!

So Bella got to meet her and was very excited and wanted to hold her and kiss her. I was amazed at how well behaved she had been what with not being with me those 4 days I was in the hospital - it has always been the two of us since I get to stay home with her. So far she has handled things well. The hardest part for me was when she would say "up" when she wanted me to hold her and I could not lift her. Talk about breaking my heart. But then the day after I had the baby, they had to take her to the NICU for low blood sugars and put her on an IV. Poor Bella didn't understand where she went so she kept trying to lift my shirt and see my belly and asking "Baby"?

So poor Lexi was in the NICU for 5 days - I had to go home without her - that was very hard. She did very well though - they had the IV in her wrist for the first few days and then moved it to her head - twice. My poor bubby was pricked in the heel at every feeding to check her sugars. I was so happy to finally get her home. The nurses there were fantastic but it was hard to not be with her those first few days. We visited her all the time and came for most of her feedings but it was not the same at all.

So now she is home with us and we a re all settling in so I thought I'd take a minute to update and get some pics posted. And that's the story of Lexi's arrival.

Baby Alexis Is Coming!

We are going to have our baby tonight! We had gone to the OB last Wednesday and they did an ultrasound and measured her at 8 lbs 13 oz - that's 2 0z bigger than Bella was! Plus her fluid level was on the lower side - it measured at a 6 and they would have taken me if it was a 5 or lower. So we had to go back this past Monday and have a non stress test - which came out fine - so no baby. Well we went in again this morning for another ultrasound and another non stress test and she was measuring at 8 lbs 10 oz and her fluid level was down to a 3. Also she was not moving much for her non stress test. Just enough that we are doing the c-section today but I did not have to go directly to the hospital to sit all day. I have to go in at 2pm and we are having the surgery at 5pm. I am so EXCITED!!!! I had told my hubby that no matter what I was not leaving that office without a baby today or tomorrow - I could not make it until next Monday when I was scheduled! So we'll keep you posted!

Growth Spurt

Sorry for the sideways pic - no matter what I do it comes out the same way...any suggestions?

Well I am so glad I tried this costume on Bella today - I had bought it last year for her to wear for Halloween this year - but it is a little too short! She has grown so tall lately. By the looks of these pics, you would never guess she had freaked out and cried hysterically as I tried to pull it over her head. Once it was on she was fine. And for her to cry over anything is just out of sorts. She is a happy go lucky baby 98 percent of the time - and well - we won't comment on the other 2 percent - but let's just say she doesn't usually spend it crying! So we will have to go shopping for a new costume this weekend. And I saw the cutest pea-in-a-pod costume for baby Lexi - she will be only about 2 days old but hey - it's still her 1st Halloween - we have to celebrate! Or at the very least snap some pics!

Shades

Well Peanut's newest thing is to play around the house wearing her shades. All of a sudden she wants them on all the time - but only in the house - as soon as we get in the car she pops them off. Now if I could find her a pair of baby chaps and a baby biker dude - she could fit right in at Biketoberfest!

Bath Hat

Bella's new favorite thing is wearing her bath hat around the house. Mind you - she won't use it in the tub, but we are past the freaking out stage of water in the face anyway. So now she comes up and says "Help you" meaning she wants me to help her put it on her head. These are just a few of the cute shots she held still enough for me to take!